Bangkok developments

Hello! I went to Bangkok this past weekend to sign my contract and it was wonderful. I signed my contract as well as found out my entire schedule for teaching, the courses I'll be teaching, as well as books. I had no idea I'd leave with all of that in my hands. It makes me feel so much better :). I will be teaching 21 hours (much more than now), but I am only teaching 2 subjects. I am teaching Writing 1 and English Foundations 3. That is great because I'll only have to prepare for 2 classes, even though I'm teaching a lot more hours than normal. In Chiangrai, I was not teaching very much, but I had to create my entire lessons from scratch every week. Also, I will no longer be teaching 3 hour classes. YEAH! 3 hour classes are very hard to plan for and I would rather see my students several times a week instead of only once a week. So, just another good thing about moving to Bangkok. I will be moving to Bangkok on the 26th of this month (9 days), so please pray that everything will move smoothly as I have to pack up all of my things and figure out how I'm getting down there.

I also got to see the house I will be staying in and it is nicer than I expected. I already have decorating ideas running through my head. It is 3 stories and has 2 bedrooms, 3 small bathrooms, and a kitchen. It is not as pretty as the house I have now, but to find this in Bangkok for the amount of money I'm paying is a true blessing from God. It is completely furnished as well. It belongs to my friend's grandmother, so he got me a great deal. As of now I do not have pictures, but I will put some up soon after I get settled in. If you would like my address, please e-mail me. I don't want to post it for all to see. haha.

On a fun note, I got to stay with Ting and her family. Ting was an exchange student who stayed with my parents and I during my senior year of high school. She's extremely excited that I'm teaching at Kasetsart University because she is a senior at this university! We will get to meet and have lunch quite often. I may also be teaching some of her friends, but I won't be teaching her. In some ways that is good since she and I are so close. It would be difficult to be her teacher because I've been like her sister for 5 years. My building is not very far from her building either (she is a computer engineering major). Pray that she will come to know God. She may start coming to church with me. I was also able to hang out with several other Christian friends and I'm reminded of how blessed I am to have friends who are willing to help me in so many ways. God is amazing.

Please pray that I will be able to find my way around Bangkok easily as I am a little intimidated by it. It's the same way I felt when I moved to Chicago, but Bangkok is NOT a grid like most American cities, so it presents a slightly larger challenge. :) Also, the public transportation isn't quite as good as Chicago (which was amazing), but I already know the skytrain and subway fairly well (from past visits) and I really want to learn the busses because they are so much cheaper than taxis. God has completely provided everything I've needed thus far and I know He will continue to do so. It is a big change, but exciting as well :).